alright, i\'ve been off the board for a while, but heres my 2cents on this thread:
1. yes, its true about the moe. scandal and pb not opening. It comes straight from the mouth of Al, not a promoter, and yes I have proof.
2. Everything anyone ever does can be considered selling out. it can also be considered making it, or growing. Where were all of you calling PB sellouts when they signed with sonance? THEY SIGNED WITH A LABEL!! THAT MAKES THEM SELL OUTS!!
3. Changing your name is something thats always looked down on for some reason. i dont know why, but it is. Face it, pb is 4 guys from staven. they can sell out toads place if everyone decides to come, and yes people know them, but they have not \'made it\' as of yet. Duece did pretty good sales, but bonafide sales are low. it isnt like were talking about phish here and people are praying there mail order goes through for tickets. I hope someday it will, but as dave said, you have to give a little to get a little.
If changing there name is going to allow them to get better billing, which will get them out in front of bigger audiences, and thus a larger fan base, then I\'m all for it. If they came out with a cd that sounded like backstreet boys, i\'d still buy it to support my friends, but i\'d be going wtf? with freddie at the bar instead of being up front. either way, change is good. i hate bands that every song off of every album sounds exactly the same, because then when they finally do change, even a little, there fans start screaming that they\'ve changed and it sucks, bla bla bla. examples: led zeppelin 4 or metallicas load album. pb\'s music has changed, and it keeps getting better in my opinion. when I first saw these guys back in 98, I never would have expected to EVER hear a song like Vera st., but its a great song. thats what I love about pb. the music, who cares what the name is there playing under, as long as there still playing.
